Business Trend
Healthcare Consolidations Induce Regulatory Scrutiny Amid Rising Costs
Image: Dared Price purchased Graves Drug in 2010, which now has seven locations throughout South Central Kansas. Source: Dared Price.
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Health Insurance
Earnings
UnitedHealth’s Earnings Driven by Lower Medical Cost as Company Raises Guidance
UnitedHealth’s third-quarter earnings were driven by the strong top and bottom lines, quelling investors’ concerns about increasing medical services and costs among seniors.
Company Insights
UnitedHealth Buoyed by an Aging America
UnitedHealth–the country’s largest health insurer provider–is well-positioned to benefit from rising baby boomers signing up for federal-funded healthcare plans.